Car-replacer.



No. 747,655. PATENTED DEC. 22, 1903.

- E. SHOWALTER.

GAR REPLACER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 29. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented December 22, 1903.

EZRA SHOWALTER, OF MASSILLON, OHIO.

CAR-REPLACER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 747,655, dated December22, 1903.

Application filed A ril 29, 1903. Serial No. 164,840. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,- EZRA SHoWALTER,acitizen of the United States,residingat Massillon, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Oar-Replacers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in car-replacers.

The object of the invention is to provide a device whereby derailed carsand the like may be quickly and easily replaced upon the tracks orrails.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which isadapted to replace cars from either side of the track or rail and fromeither direction.

With these and other objects .in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

Figure lis a side view of the device, showing the same applied to arail. Fig. 2 is a top perspective View of the device removed from therail, and Fig. 3. is a bottom perspective View of the same. Fig. 4 is avertical crosssection on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the. body of the replacer,

stantially of an inverted-V shape. The body 1 is wider at its ends thanin the center, flaring from the central portion outwardly each way tothe ends.

2 denotes a central longitudinally-disposed slot formed in the body 1 of.the replacer. The slot 2 does not pass entirely through the body 1 atthe central portion of the same, a bridge or web 3 of metal being leftat this point to connect the two sides of the replacer together,

as shown. I

The under side of the ends of the replacer adjacent to the walls of theslot 2 are beveled ofi, as shown at 4, to accommodate the flanges of therail and permit the ends of the device to rest upon the ground.

5 denotes flanges which are formed on the upper face of the body alongeach of the edges which inclines gradually upward from its ends towardthe center and is sub the ends,

of the same and are to guide the wheels of the car and to prevent thesame from running off the replacer.

6 denotes flanges or webs formed on the under side of the body 1 alongthe edges thereof to strengthen and brace the same.

In practice thereplacer is placed upon the rail, so that the web orbridge 3 will rest upon the tread of the rail, the walls of the slot 2being adapted to engage the sides of the same and the lower ends of thereplacer to rest upon the ground at each side of the rail,

in which position it is adapted to guide the wheels of the car up ontothe track, as will be understood.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- V A car-replacer comprising an inverted-V-shaped body portion flaring outwardly from the central portion thereofeach way toward a central longitudinally-disposed slot formed in saidbody and arranged to form a web or bridge at the central portion of saidbody, the walls of said slot being adapted to engage the sides of therail, and the lower side of the ends of said body adjacent to the wallsof said slot being beveled to accommodate the flange of said rail,upwardly-projecting guideflanges and downwardly-projecting strengtheningWebs or flanges arranged along the sides of said body, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 7 my hand in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

CHARLES G. KING, NELLIE J. LOWE.

EZRA SHOWALT-ER.

